Theft resisting hub cap and wheel lock



Juil 1935' J. T. DUARTE 2,005,535

THEFT RESISTING HUB CAP AND WHEEL LOCK Filed Feb. 9, 1955 Patented June18, 1935 i a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE THEFT RESISTING HUB CAP ANDWHEEL LOCK John T. Duarte, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii ApplicationFebruary 9, 1935, Serial No. 5,770 2 Claims. (01. 70-90) My inventionrelates to locks for demountend of the hub shell 5 and is countersunk inable wheels and more particularly to key 6011- the center, as at 20, toreceive the, face plate trolled means for locking demountable wheels Mof the lock barrel 22 which is secured to upon the ends of their axlesor other support. the hub cap by rivets 23. The lock barrel 22 5 It isan object of the invention to provide is of an old and well knownconstruction and 5 locking mechanism carried by the hub cap ends a i llyhr h h open n 8 of the which is controlled by a key for securing theball bearing, projecting slightly beyond the inner Wheel upon the end ofthe axle to prevent unend of the inner race Hi. The outer end of theauthorized removal of the same. lock barrel is provided with the usualslot 24 to 10 A further object of the invention. is to proreceive a k yfor p at n t l k- Th nner 10 vide a hub cap locking mechanism which isend of the lock barrel has opposed laterally mounted in the hub of thewheel so as to revolve extending and movable lugs 25, which arecontherewith. trolled by the lock mechanism to move inwardly ther objectof the invention is to provide and outwardly from the lock barrel. Whenthe 5 a device of the above-mentioned character which lu s a e e t nd dt ey n v t e o is simple and durable in construction, reliable the innerend of the inner race It 0f the bal and efiicient in operation andinexpensive to bearing, Se y fastening the hub D to the ma f t bearingpreventing unauthorizedremoval oi the Other objects and advantages ofthe invenhub p- 0 tion will be apparent during the course of the In use,the conventional demouhteble Wheel following description. y be easily eqpp d ith he c g means,

In th accompanying drawing, forming part by substituting the nut 8 withthe enlarged headof this specification d in hi u numerals II for theordinary wheel locking nut and apare employed to designate like partsthroughout plying the hub Cap with e ck barrel 22..

the same, I When the hub cap is applied the lock barrel 25 Fig. 1 is asection longitudinally of the wheel PTO-190115 through the Opening ofthe ban hub, bearing and is locked in place by inserting the Fig 2 is am; View, I key in the slot 24 and turning the lock mecha- Fig. 3 is anend view of the axle with the mm to n i t e lu s 25 over the edge or hubcap removed, and, the inner end of the inner race l6 of the ball 30 Fig;4 is a cross section taken on line of hearing. The inner race is free torevolve Fig 1. within the chamber l2, so that the lock barrel In thedrawing, wherein for the purpose of turns with the hub ap and wheel.illustration, I have shown a preferred embodi- It to be understood thatthe form of my ment f my invention, th umeml 5 denotes a inventionherewith shown and described is to 35 wheel hub shell of the'usu lconstruction hav be taken as a preferred e ample of the same ing a hub 6which is rotatably mounted on the and that certain Changes in the shape,size and axle shaft I. The projecting end of the shaft arrangement ofthe parts ay be made without 1 is screwthreaded and a nut 8 is screwedtheredeparting from the Spi t of the invention or 40 on and fixedlysecured thereto by means of the scope of the subjoined claims. 40 acotter pin 9 passing through openings in in Having thus described myinvention, I the sides of the nut adapted to register with 1 i a,transverse openi g t r ugh the shaft. An 1. The combination with a wheelhub having enlarged head II is formed. integral with the an open outerend and an axial supporting outer face of the nut 8 and has a centralrecess member upon which said hub is mounted, of 45 or chamber l2 formedin its outer end. The a holding member fixedly mounted on said axialwall of the chamber, adjacent its periphery is supporting member, a ballbearing mounted in provided with an annular recess l3 in which the outerend of said holding member, a cap is fixed the outer race ll of a ballbearing which to close the outer end of said hub, a key operated 0consists of the usual balls 15 disposed between lock carriedby said capadapted to extend the outer race l4 and inner race IS. The inner throughsaid bearing, and locking lugs actuated race I6 projects within thechamber, as at IT, by said lock to engage with the inner race 01' andthe opening I8 therethrough is conical said ball bearing. shape,tapering towards the inner end. 2. The combination with a wheel hubhaving A hub cap 19 is adapted to fit over the open .an open outer endand an axial supporting mem- 55 her upon which said hub is mounted, ahead secured on said axial supporting member having a central recess inits outer end, a ball bearing mounted in the recess of said head havingits 5 outer race fixed in the recess and its inner race adapted torotate, a cap to close the open end of said hub, a key operated lockcarried by said cap adapted to extend through said bearing and lockinglugs actuated by said lock to engage with the inner end of the innerrace 0! said ball bearing.

JOHN T. DUARTE.

